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What changes should be made to island living to make it better
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I noticed that island living does not give you the ablility to see as you dive underwater, what things have you noticed and feel that should be fixed or changed for the better as a patch.
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the big gameplay feature should've been resorts/ hotels.
actual diving would have been huge but that's not something that could be patched in.
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@DatLlama ??? disagree. You have, water pollution, marine conservation and island transformation in one area with careers focused around it. EL just expands on that concept with a focus on air pollution. I would not remove it from the game.
I do agree that resorts should've been added and was a huge miss. It is one of the things I loved and miss about TS3.
(I don't play TS3 much because of the lags and bugs IP introduced to the game).
@BOY I think that mermaids should get their hygiene needs fulfilled in the water, be able to eat in the water and use the bathroom in the water just like real life mermaids (ok JK) just like real life marine life.
I also wish they would've created a mermaid world like in GTW where you go to Sixam that there would be a way that you could access the secret mermaid world and it was all underwater. That was a huge missed opportunity for that world, since there are no additional lots like in GF that has the acting lot.
Would dive for pearls be much different from the current dive for treasure the game does come with?
Notifications of when island festivals happen would be nice, there is a mod that does that but I'd prefer without.
More events like the fishing tourny maybe? how about a sandcastle building contest
I don't play the mermaids at all, haven't even seen one since I don't try, but an underwater world DOES sound pretty amazing, or at least being able to see underwater when diving. I love the underwater photos Sims can take but would love to see that myself in first person view.
"Go hiking" on the volcano trail action maybe?
More than one Sim able to sail on the same boat together
Do they find any pearls? I think they only find the coins.
The trail to the volcano I really short and there is nothing to do there. Wish sims could at least roast marshmallows in it, if they can't fall in it. Also, I agree that sims need to be able to take their whole family on a boat/canoe.
The big stuff is expand on the sulani culture. I felt like it was kinda there but wasn’t deep. More water activities. Add a mermaid cave, urns, bassinet.
> remove the whole conservation concept as EL makes it redundant.
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> the big gameplay feature should've been resorts/ hotels.
That would have been interesting! Not gonna lie, when they first announced Island Living I was expecting it to be a vacation spot, and then when I learned that it was a neighborhood (flashback to horrible memories of Sims 3 Island Escape constantly crashing, lagging, clipped graphics EVERYWHERE), I had concerns lol. I kind of wish that we could add PLAYABLE Rental Lots in the neighborhood because that would be super cool!
> I would like hammocks, hula dancing, flower garlands, decorative orchids, and dive for pearls interaction.
HAMMOCKS!!! Yes!! Thank you!! I don't understand why this wasn't included from the beginning! Oh I know, so they can include that in a "Beach Day Stuff Pack" and get more of my money
So, yeah, biggest thing I'd fix is merfolk CAS...followed by more underwater movement and exploration options for them, because they barely have anything unique to do in the water. They can't even lure passing boats to the rocks to crash and sink. That should've been standard, ya'll.
- Biggest improvement I want is for the conservation career to be changed, it's terrible. Would be much better if it was a standard get to work type career where you go to a special lot under the volcano with tasks centered around conservation. That would've been fun and interesting.
- Mermaids should be more developed and actually part of the game
- "Island Elementals" should have been left out as there's physically no backstory just a few random ghosts that turn up
- Unpopular opinion but I'm not bothered about resorts being left out, I like how it's a liveable world not a vacation world.
- Notifications about island events happening
- It should've had a mermaid hidden world, like a hidden mermaid cavern you find if you go through the cave. That would be fun and add some purpose to mermaids
P.S. Didn’t they say they weren’t making updates to older packs?
I personally think that they should save Hotels for another pack. With Island Living, the team clearly went with more of a cultural and environmentally conscious approach of the island theme. I've always interpreted Isla Paradiso in the Sims 3 as more of a commercial destination Island, and Sulani as an undiscovered Polynesian hideaway. But that's just personal, I guess - I'd rather see them expand on the features that are already there.